British Broadside Ballads in Popular Tradition

American singer and folklorist Paul Clayton (1931–1967) became interested in ballads by hearing his grandparents and other relatives sing them. In college he went on folk song collecting expeditions, traveling throughout the United States as well as Great Britain and Western Europe, where he learned songs from field recordings and directly from singers. His additional research into BBC recordings and the collection of British broadsides at the Newberry Library in Chicago resulted in this album. Sung with guitar accompaniment, the recording contains 19 ballads which Clayton believed were representative of the vast amount of broadside material still found in oral tradition in 1957.

Liner notes include broadside lyrics alongside the traditional texts, to show the changes that have occured.

Track Listing

101	When Cockle Shells Make Silver Bells Paul Clayton	03:12
102	Pleasant and Delightful Paul Clayton	03:03
103	Three Maidens to Milking Did Go Paul Clayton	01:44
104	The Bonny Bunch of Roses Paul Clayton	03:23
105	The Bold Thrasher Paul Clayton	01:44
106	My Grandmother Paul Clayton	01:41
107	The Lost Lady Found Paul Clayton	03:05
108	When Pat Came over the Hill Paul Clayton	02:55
109	The Dark-Eyed Sailor Paul Clayton	03:15
201	Jim, the Carter's Lad Paul Clayton	03:15
202	Geordie (Georgie) Paul Clayton	01:24
203	The Oyster Girl Paul Clayton	02:37
204	The Bold Fisherman Paul Clayton	02:02
205	Brian O'Lynn Paul Clayton	02:46
206	The Sweet Primroses Paul Clayton	02:41
207	Green Room Paul Clayton	03:07
208	Herchard of Taunton Dene Paul Clayton	01:48
209	The False-Hearted Knight Paul Clayton	03:42
210	The Indian Lass Paul Clayton	01:53